New Game: Huaca

2 players

Materials

Huaca is played on the spaces of a 9x9 Sudoku like board that is divided into nine 3x3 sub-boards.

You will also need a supply of black and white stones.

Definitions

Adjacent – means orthogonally adjacent.
Pair - two friendly stones.
Group- Two or more adjacent friendly stones.

Play

Board starts out empty.

Black starts, swap rules apply, then turns alternate.

On a turn take one of the following actions.

1. Drop a pair of stones onto two adjacent empty spaces or
2. Drop one friendly stone onto an empty space that is either adjacent to an enemy or friendly stone already on the board

Restrictions

A pair of stones may not be dropped adjacent to a group.

Goal

The game is won by having the largest groups within the greatest number of 3x3 sub-boards.